Penpot AlternativesOnly apps categorised as UI Design Tools

The best UI Design alternative to Penpot is Figma, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Penpot and many of them are UI Design Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting UI Design Tool alternatives to Penpot are Pencil Project, Sketch, Lunacy and Penpot Desktop.

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Penpot alternatives are mainly UI Design Tools, but if you're looking for Prototyping Tools or Wireframing Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Penpot.
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  1. Figma icon

    Figma

     239 likes

    Figma is a web-based platform offering a robust set of tools for vector graphics editing and prototyping, along with offline desktop apps for seamless workflows. Designed specifically for UI and UX design, it emphasizes real-time collaboration, visual versioning, and vector networks to streamline the designer's work.

    99 Figma alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Comments about Figma as an Alternative to Penpot
    superluminar
    2

    Penpot seems to be created to be easy to use for people switching from figma.

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    • Figma is Freemium and ProprietaryPenpot is Freemium and Open Source
  2. Pencil Project icon

    Pencil Project

     416 likes

    Pencil is a standalone app that lets you create diagrams or UI mockups. It doesn't have collaboration/multi-user features.

    78 Pencil Project alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
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    • Pencil Project is the most popular Open Source alternative to Penpot.

    • Pencil Project is Free and Open SourcePenpot is Freemium and Open Source
  4. Sketch icon

    Sketch

     252 likes

    Sketch is a vector-based design tool for Mac with a focus on screen design. It’s used primarily by screen designers who create websites, icons, and user interfaces for desktop and mobile devices. For beginners and industry professionals alike, Sketch’s powerful and easy-to-use...

    82 Sketch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    App icon design
     

    • Sketch is the most popular commercial alternative to Penpot.

    • Sketch is Paid and ProprietaryPenpot is Freemium and Open Source
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    Magic Patterns

    AI-powered prototyping tool enabling product teams to quickly generate UI aligned to existing styles, import design systems, collaborate live, gather user feedback, test new features, support data-driven decisions, and ensure ent...

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    Lunacy

     160 likes

    Cross-platform vector editor for UI, UX, and web projects with native .sketch file editing, real-time multi-user collaboration, an AI-backed asset library, code and asset export, Figma integration, offline use, seamless cloud management, and auto layout tools.

    33 Lunacy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
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    Comments about Lunacy as an Alternative to Penpot
    George
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    Lunacy delivers as a free software a top notch experience. Works on Linux greatly and I can tell you it does what you expect it to do. Their team is friendly and engages in conversation to resolve issues if any.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Lunacy is Freemium and ProprietaryPenpot is Freemium and Open Source
  11. Balsamiq Wireframes icon

    Balsamiq Wireframes

     118 likes

    Low-fidelity UI wireframing tool simulating sketching experience, optimized for speed with Quick Add, built for collaboration, drag-n-drop simplicity, exportable wireframes to PNG/PDF, interactive prototypes via linking, hundreds of UI components, reusable symbols, and more.

    75 Balsamiq Wireframes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
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    Comments about Balsamiq Wireframes as an Alternative to Penpot
    superluminar
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    Penpot and Balsamiq are focussed on UX work, but where Balsamiq is for rough, whick mockups, Penpot is focused on spec ready UI design.

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    • Balsamiq Wireframes is Paid and ProprietaryPenpot is Freemium and Open Source
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    Moqups

     78 likes

    A streamlined web app that helps you create and collaborate in real-time on wireframes, mockups, diagrams and prototypes.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Diagramming & Mapping
     
  13. Play Design icon

    Play Design

     5 likes

    Play empowers you to design, build and launch better mobile products, in less time, with fewer barriers - all on your mobile device.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Akira

     28 likes

    Akira is a native Linux Design application built in Vala and GTK. Akira focuses on offering a modern and fast approach to UI and UX Design, mainly targeting web designers and graphic designers. The main goal is to offer a valid and professional solution for designers who want to...

    Cost / License

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GTK+
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    Pixso

     3 likes

    Pixso is the best collaboration tool that enables you to make great products as a team. You can prototype, design, and deliver code with Pixso.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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